Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-07-09
A HEALTHY OLD AGE
ns Longevity of tn. Hum,n Rae.
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Hhs Longevity of the Humnn Rae. |.
 Everywhere Increasing.
 hhal are my views of loneevityl. re> peated Health Officer Wight to reporter ss ,ie saI in his office smoking his pipe. 1t is a iact that longevity has greatly increased Nlthin the last quarter of 6 century becaus. or the increased sanitation all over the conn uy. England led Of several years ago; then the United States followed, and now Ger many Is next The effective government of OerInany Is introducing sanitation in a scien- tue manner, and Is strictly enforcing it It IS iact that tbe mortality in the German army IS less than one-half as much as in the f1ussian' and 1t IS owing solely to better sari- ta'lon There has also been great decrease ln the mortality rate of sailors, owing to the better sanitation of ships. Owing 10 sanita- ton the average death rate of London is about v Tn ,OOO Der annum, while in St Petersburg IL Is 4G. In New York it is nearly Jo, owing to the most densely populated tene- ment quarter, where the proprietors of the houses have resisted sanitation In New Yorl part of the city is more densely populated than anywhere else in the world.r
 ~ln what portion of the United States k longevity the most nOticeablef1
 Longevity is mos. noticeable in the noun ,ailous regions of North Carolina nnd Tennes- see. How do account for itl By the extreme healthiness of the climate and the snarsenesx 1f habItations. There is a certain ratio bet scen the population per square mile and mortality Other things Icing equal, where habi,ation Is densest there is the heaviesl death rate Not only does the public sanitation of the health department gradually decrease the death rate, but the great diffusion Of sanitary knowlcdg among the people has a tendency in the same direction. \ wise and rientious sanitar- ian never misses the opportunity tO teach tn. people the laws Of health through the pres, and It Is most inters sting {. ct that the secu lar press everywhere iL this country is glad JO receive and publish rational sanitary dis cuzsions. The number of journals devoted to the discussion of public health is increasing, and the medical profession is paying more and more attention to the prevention of dis eases us well as their cure.n
 What race, as a rule, is the longest livedF
 -The Hebrews"
 -In tue United States do the white or black live the longesti'
 The mortality is very much heavier among the blacks than the whites in ell tls soIihoTn cities Sometimes it is double The oolored people are mora prolific, and die eeIlier.r
 -To what do you believe Is due the longev- fly of the Hebrewsi-
 ~They use greater care in the consumption of meat. All animals killed for food amcng them must be examined by an expert rabbi E1d if any of the vital organs of the animal appear diseased the meat is condemned, and 1t is not used by Hebrews for food
 ~The minority of eases wherein colored peO ole arc often said to be so old are untrue" continued the doctor. They undoubtedly think they are as oli as they claim, but it is because they have not the facts upon which lo haSo their age. But even if they were as old as they claim, it would not make tie longevity of the race longer. The fact Is, 1t b short --Detroit Tribune